Eagle Mountain News

With a small fraction of voters going to the polls, Wendy Collins easily won a seat on the Keller school board in Saturday's runoff election against Brian Crowson, according to unofficial results from the Tarrant County Elections Department.

Placing an early childhood education center at the multipurpose instructional facility would be a more effective use of district resources, Keller school officials recently told the bond oversight committee, whose members were concerned about the number of classrooms in building plans presented last month.

Boat owners at Eagle Mountain Marina near Fort Worth spent the day taking inventory after Wednesday night's storms.

When the rotating storms passed over Eagle Mountain Lake, the owner of one of the marinas was there to witness Mother Nature's fury.

The storms have caused widespread damage across North Texas. Most of the damage came from the strong winds, flipping an 18-wheeler in Grapevine and damaging roofs and trees.

By MIKE LEE FORT WORTH - The most hotly contested race in Fort Worth goes into its final phase this week as early voting begins in the City Council District 3 runoff.

By BILL HANNA FORT WORTH - Forget sticking your toes in the sand at Twin Points on Eagle Mountain Lake this summer.Plans to build a beach and a boat ramp at a lakeside park - once targeted to open around Memorial Day, then July 4 - have been pushed back until next year.The culprit delaying its opening is a permit from the Army Corps of ...

One person was killed Monday morning when two cars collided at an intersection in far northwest Fort Worth.

By ANTHONY SPANGLER FORT WORTH - Richard Humphries is bewildered why his Eagle Mountain Lake home went up in appraised value by $55,000 and his neighbor's property stayed the same.The 77-year-old retired railroad worker, like many thousands of homeowners, does not understand how the Tarrant Appraisal District calculates its assessments, which ...

By MARTHA DELLER EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE - Officials have released the name of the man who died early Monday evening in Eagle Mountain Lake.John Dill, 64, of Fort Worth was identified by the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.Dill was reported missing by his wife, who asked neighbors to help find him, said Chad Lorance, a spokesman for the ...

Three people running for two at-large seats on the Argyle school board are focused on finances and the projected budget deficit the district faces for the next fiscal year.

JACK Z. SMITH A fellow Star-Telegram Editorial Board member, upon retiring several years ago, declared with a delighted grin, 'It'll be great to wake up in the morning and not have to have an opinion!'It was meant humorously, and indeed left me laughing.

The chairman of the House Public Education Committee has filed a bill to reverse Gov.

Feb 12, 2009 8:26 am US/Central Selena Hernandez Latonia Luna sought legal council on Wednesday and was shaken by her son's story earlier in the week.

A 13-year-old boy found himself walking three miles in unfamiliar territory after he was forced off a school bus in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw District.

A 13-year-old Prairie Vista Middle School student who tried to ride a different bus to school Monday after spending the night at a friend's house was kicked off the bus in an unfamiliar area and forced to walk ...

The Texas Education Agency wants to suspend an Eagle Mountain Saginaw science teacher's credentials, claiming that she broke her oath and the law by giving a colleague inside information about the TAKS.

Families moved to a North Texas neighborhood for its highly-rated elementary school, only to discover their children may be forced to a lower-rated school, further away.

Early in the afternoon of Jan. 6, a modest home in a modest area of Azle caught on fire.

If your kiddos say they don't have to go back to school today, they just might be trying to stretch winter break as far as they can.But they may be right in some cases.Most area school districts do resume ...